Search Results: Authors starting with D from Florida Mountain Book Co.

Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1995. Hardcover, [xxxiii], 922 pages. Near Fine condition. Size 10"x7". "This volume contains a total of 133 papers selected from 241 abstracts, in addition to 2 invited papers prepared on broad multidisciplinary issues. Session topics include: construction; surface excavation; stability and shear strength of fractured rock; laboratory testing; rock dynamics; stress measurements; tunnels and groundwater flow; petroleum; tool-rock interaction; building stone durability; rock reinforcement; fracture mechanics; radioactive waste disposal; underground mining; fragmentation and blasting; metal mining, coal mining; planetary rock mechanics; rock properties; stochastic methods; theoretical and model studies; hydrology; and rock creep." Book has light exterior shelfwear, else As New, clean and unmarked. No extra postage required for this heavy tome, if shipped via Media Mail within USA.. Near Fine.

Springer-Verlag, 1989. Softcover, [xvii], 465 pages. Very Good+ condition. Size 10.625"x7.625". "This comprehensive study of water flow and solute transport in porous media summarizes recent developments of stochastic modelling of subsurface flow and transport at different scales. One of the main topics is the analysis of the effects heterogeneous natural formations exert upon water flow and contaminant transport." Includes bibliography, index, and exercises following each chapter. Book has light exterior shelfwear. Previous owner's (org) stamp on front fly, text else Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good+.

Loveland, CO: Self-published, 1990. Softcover, 136 pages. Good+ condition. Size 11"x8.5". B&W photo illustrations. Features several of the artists and their works on display in Loveland, Colorado. Wraps have rubs & light creases. Interior text Near Fine.. Good+.

Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2000. Softcover, [xi], 140 pages. Fine condition in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Size11.5"x9". "During the last decade, there has been an electrifying basket renaissance across much of the Southwest - an explosive burst of creativity and innovation documented in this volume. Presented are the contemporary baskets and basketmaking traditions of southwestern tribes including the Haulapai, Havasupai, Yavapai, Western Apache; the Jicarilla Apache, the Ute, San Juan Paiute, and Navajo; the Tohono O'odham and Akimel O'odham; the Pueblos of New Mexico; and Hopi of Arizona." Includes b&w and color photo illustrations. Book is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear.. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980. Softcover, [xxi], 399 pages. Very Good condition. Size 9"x6". "In this sociable and pioneering oral history of Basie and his band, Stanley Dance talks with the Count himself, Jimmy Rushing, Buddy Tate, Buck Clayton, Joe Williams, Jay McShann, Jo Jones, Dicky Wells, Lester Young, and a dozen others, who reminisce about each other, Kansas City jazz, and their legendary peers Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker. With a rich flow of anecdote, opinion, and biographical information - and with striking photographs - this history both documents and assesses the legacy of Basie for American music." Includes selected discography, bibliography, and index. Book has moderate exterior shelfwear. Binding is tight. Minor pencil notations on a few pages. Very Good.

Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1995. Hardcover, [xxvi], 211 pages. Near Fine condition in a Good+ dust jacket. First edition. Size 9.25"x6.25". "Ruby of Cochin is the first book written by a Jewish woman from Cochin. It is a rich description of Jewish life on the Southwest Coast of India, spanning many centuries. It is the story of one woman - yet it is also the story of all the Jews of Cochin, from the earliest settlements, when the Maharajah granted the Jews their land and privileged status, until today, when a transplanted Cochin community is finding new life in Israel. The book is written with a distinctive storyteller's voice and contains historical legends, ghost tales, colorful renditions of Jewish celebrations in Cochin, and translations of Jewish women's songs from Malayalam, the language of the Cochin Jews." Includes b&w photo illustrations, glossary, bibliography, and index. Book has light handling/shelfwear, and is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket… Read More

Marceline, MO: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1988. Hardcover, 291 pages. Fine condition. First edition, first printing. Size 9.25"x6.25". This book covers "elk, bighorn sheep, black bear and other Western big game along with more details on trophy mule deer hunting . . . . this is not a series of detailed "how to" and "where to" chapters. Rather, this is for the most part a collection of fun-to-read hunting narratives with useful information woven into the text. A perceptive reader will learn a great deal even as he reads the stories. Some chapters have been contributed by friends who had worthwhile stories to tell." Includes color and b&w photo illustrations. Book is clean and unmarked.. Fine. Illus. by Hayden Lambson.

NY: World Fellowship of Faiths, 1941. Hardcover, 208 pages. Good+ condition. Size 6.75"x4.5". Blue cloth w/gilt lettering. Light exterior wear (rubs & soiling). Previous owners' information & bookseller's label on front endpapers. Endpapers lightly browning. Interior text Very Good.. Good+.

University of Regina Press, 2013. Softcover, [xxii], 318 pages. Near Fine condition. Size 9"x6". "In arresting, but harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics - the politics of ethnocide - played in the deaths and subjugation of thousands of aboriginal people in the realization of Sir John A. Macdonald's "National Dream." It was a dream that came at great expense: the present disparity in health and economic well-being between First Nations and non-Native populations, and the lingering racism and misunderstanding that permeates the national consciousness to this day." Includes b&w photo illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, and index. Wrappers have very light shelfwear. else As New, clean and unmarked.. Near Fine.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1980. Hardcover, [xii], 401 pages. Near Fine condition in a Good+ dust jacket. First edition. Size 9.25"x6.25". "Nigel Davies succeeds in a difficult task - unifying the fragmentary, often contradictory, remains of the ancestors of the Aztecs. He provides some personal but tenable hypotheses which all future researchers must consider. The time covered goes from the fall of Tula to the founding of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan." Book has very light exterior shelfwear. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, text else Fine condition, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a small (1/2") closed tear on top back panel, and a sunned spine. . Near Fine.

Dordrecht: Springer, 2014. Hardcover, [ix], 261 pages. Near Fine condition. Size 9.375"x6.25". "This book provides an overview of the state of the art in predicting the long term durability of composite marine structures. The following points are covered: Modelling water diffusion; Damage induced by water; Accelerated testing; Including durability in design; and In-service experience. This is essential reading for all those involved with composites in the marine industry, from initial design and calculation through to manufacture and service exploitation." Book has moderate handling/shelfwear, else As New, clean and unmarked.. Near Fine.

Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984. Hardcover, [xi], 419 pages. Fine condition in a Good dust jacket. Size 9.25"x6.375". "This collection of seminal essays, now made available in one volume, highlights one scholar's engagement with the encounter of the two faiths and further promotes stimulating dialogue between Judaism and Christianity." Book is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has moderate wear (shelfwear & soiling).. Fine.

Boston: Tappan & Whittemore, 1851. Hardcover, 444 pages. Good- (minus) condition. Dark brown cloth w/blind-stamped design, and gilt title on spine. Size 8"x5.25". Cloth is scuffed on extremities. Spine has chips/loss on top & bottom, and along front joint. Binding is tight. Notations in pencil on front endpapers. Soiling on two initial pages, interior text else Very Good, clean and unmarked.. Good-.

Self-published, 1936. Softcover pamphlet, 33 pages. Good+ condition. First edition. Size 5.75"x4.375". Wrappers and text have moderate creasing due to handling. Previous owner's name & date on front fly, text else Very Good, clean and unmarked.. 1st Edition. Good+.

NY: Ballantine Books, 1985. Spiral-bound softcover, Very Good condition. First edition. Size 5.5"x8.5" (oblong). "An extraordinary cat doesn't have ordinary dreams!" A few pages have notations in pencil, two pages have light soiling, else Near Fine condition.. 1st Edition. Very Good.

NY: Ballantine Books, 1984. Spiral-bound softcover, Very Good condition. First edition. Size 5.5"x8.5" (oblong). "It's so nice to have been born with designer fur." Several pages have notations in pencil or ink, one page has light soiling, else Near Fine condition.. 1st Edition. Very Good.

NY: Ballantine Books, 1987. Spiral-bound softcover, Very Good condition. First edition. Size 5.5"x8.5" (oblong). "1988 -The year of Garfield's 10th birthday! The celebration lasts all year long!!!" A few pages have notations in pencil, two pages have light soiling, else Near Fine condition.. 1st Edition. Very Good.

Los Angeles, CA: Highland Lithographers, 1963. Softcover pamphlet, 63 pages. Good+ condition. Third edition, revised and enlarged. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by author on title page. Size 8.5"x5.625". The body of the book sets forth in poetry and prose the essentials of the laws of polarity as they apply to harmonious marriage. Back wrapper darkened on exterior. Text block lightly bumped on top corner. One leaf folded at front corner. Interior text clean & unmarked.. Signed by Author. Good+.

Santa Fe, NM: Heartsfire Books, 1998. Hardcover, 258 pages. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. First edition, first printing, signed by author on the title page. Size 7.75"x5.25". "The Penitente Brotherhood reenact the Passion of Christ through self-mortification of the flesh and emulation of His crucifixion each year in New Mexico during the Catholic Lenten season. This vital sect of ancient Spanish Catholicism has been shrouded in controversy and secrecy until this author's balanced exploration of its origins, rituals, and ceremonies. De Aragon includes descriptions of their art and their alabados, or hymns, which are published here in both Spanish and English." Includes b&w illustrations, bibliography, notes, and index of alabados by title. Book has light exterior shelfwear. Text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear.. Signed by Author. Near Fine.

Santa Fe, NM: Heartsfire Books, 1998. Hardcover, 258 pages. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. First edition, first printing, inscribed and signed by author on the title page. Size 7.75"x5.25". "The Penitente Brotherhood reenact the Passion of Christ through self-mortification of the flesh and emulation of His crucifixion each year in New Mexico during the Catholic Lenten season. This vital sect of ancient Spanish Catholicism has been shrouded in controversy and secrecy until this author's balanced exploration of its origins, rituals, and ceremonies. De Aragon includes descriptions of their art and their alabados, or hymns, which are published here in both Spanish and English." Includes b&w illustrations, bibliography, notes, and index of alabados by title. Book and dust jacket have moderate handling/shelfwear. Two leaves are creased at the top front corner from folding. Text is clean and unmarked.. Signed by Author. Very Good.